Cost of living comparison
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Burundi vs. Estonia Cost of Living Summary
Burundi is 6.8% cheaper than Estonia overall.
Burundi vs. Estonia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Burundi instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 56.2% less for restaurants
|
Estonia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.63
€11.74
|
$2.71
BIF8,075
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.93
€8.56
|
$3.85
BIF11,469
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.22
|
$1.70
BIF5,069
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
€1.88
|
$1.11
BIF3,299
|
|
Estonia vs. Burundi - Cost of restaurants
pay 1.8% less for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.11
|
$1.36
BIF4,067
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.53
€4.77
|
$5.15
BIF15,356
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.31
€3.72
|
$3.10
BIF9,234
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
€2.35
|
$3.40
BIF10,130
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
€3.35
|
$4.47
BIF13,341
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.76
|
$2.66
BIF7,935
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.58
|
$0.22
BIF656
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.91
|
$0.78
BIF2,337
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.19
|
$0.60
BIF1,802
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
€0.35
|
$0.22
BIF656
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.36
|
$0.26
BIF787
|
|
Estonia vs. Burundi - Cost of groceries
pay 68.4% more for transportation
|
Estonia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.32
|
$5.12
BIF15,275
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.79
€22.23
|
$30.00
BIF89,456
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,161.47
€25,134.85
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.92
€9.41
|
$34.83
BIF104K
|
|
Estonia vs. Burundi - Cost of transportation
pay 14.3% more for housing
|
Estonia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.93
€27.52
|
$68.81
BIF205K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$492.59
€424.58
|
$483.63
BIF1M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.46
€327.06
|
$111.14
BIF331K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.79
€192.03
|
?? | |
Estonia vs. Burundi - Cost of housing
pay 13.1% less for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.27
€196.75
|
$105.93
BIF316K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,312.32
€7,164.56
|
$10,592.87
BIF32M
|
|
Estonia vs. Burundi - Cost of childcare
pay 52.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.35
€4.61
|
$2.37
BIF7,075
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.43
|
$3.43
BIF10,229
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.60
|
$2.43
BIF7,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.48
€44.37
|
$27.12
BIF80,861
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.63
€8.30
|
$1.69
BIF5,054
|
|
Estonia vs. Burundi - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.25
€91.58
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.64
€35.89
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.02
€76.73
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.75
€98.05
|
?? |
Estonia vs. Burundi - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: September 2026
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